City of military glory the Kalatch - on - Don have immortalised in Moscow

Today in Aleksandrovsk to a garden has been opened stela in a part of cities of military glory.

the Monument to hero towns has appeared at the initiative of the Russian president.

the Rank “ the City of military glory “ it is appropriated to cities of Russia which have caused a stir special courage in fights with fascists. Now in Russia 27 cities of military glory: Belgorod, Kursk, the Eagle, Vladikavkaz, Malgobek, Rzhev, Yelnya, Yelets, Voronezh, Luga, Polar, Rostov-on-Don, Tuapse, Velikie Luki, Great Novgorod, Dmitrov, Vyazma, Kronstadt, Naro - Fominsk, Pskov, Kozelsk, Arkhangelsk, Volokolamsk, Bryansk, Nalchik, Vyborg and the Kalatch - on - Don. But in due course the rank will be appropriated also to other cities of Russia.

On a monument construction 500 tons of a stone and 500 tons of a grey granite have left. Stela military glory it is divided into 10 cells, in each of which the name of 4 cities of military glory. The place and for new cities is left. Stela military glory makes a uniform powerful and beautiful complex of Memory together with a tomb of the Unknown soldier and eternal fire, - informs www. Vesti. ru